Chapter 1573:

Her silence wasn’t cold—it was cautious. And yet, she hadn’t closed the door on him. That alone gave him hope.

To Eric, that was enough—for now. As long as she was still within reach, still beside him, he could wait. He would prove to her that the love in his heart wasn’t torn between two worlds—but rooted in both, with her on either end.

Once Hadley had removed her makeup and changed, they quietly left the studio.

By the time they returned to Olisvale Bay, straightened up, and settled into bed, the clock had slipped past two in the morning.

Like always, Eric slipped under the covers beside her, unbothered by the late hour or her silence. He slid an arm around her waist and pulled her close. “Good night,” he whispered, pressing a kiss to her hair. “Sweet dreams.”

“You too,” Hadley murmured, eyes closed, her back turned to him. Her voice was barely a breath.

relief settling into his chest. “Everything will be

just as his breathing evened out and sleep began to pull

like this. Not with his arm around her. Not tonight. Restlessness stirred in her chest, her thoughts refusing to be

long, silent war with herself, she carefully lifted his arm

air to drift gently into the room.

herself. Her eyes searched the stars

began to settle. Her breathing evened out. Still hugging herself, she


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At the doorway, where she

she left his side, something in him alert to her every movement. He’d opened his eyes as she slipped

sky, so small against the vastness, his chest

longer. He shut his eyes and turned

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